Day at a Glance

You are invited to take part in an open forum about learning outcomes assessment on October 14, 2022, from 12:30 – 1:00pm in the Board Room (1010M) or by Zoom:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84793064056

The session is part of the full-day ad hoc accreditation visit from two evaluators from the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU), Shoreline’s accrediting agency. The purpose of the visit is to review Shoreline’s progress on two recommendations from the Fall 2020 comprehensive evaluation.

One of these recommendations is as follows:

Engage in assessment practices that focus on systematic and ongoing assessment of course learning outcomes that lead to program learning outcomes in general education, all instructional and student support areas. Assessments must be used to improve student learning outcomes and inform academic and learning support-planning and practices. (2020 Standard(s) 1.C.5;1.C.6;1.C.7)

The evaluator wants to gauge broad awareness and understanding of learning outcomes assessment, so has requested to meet with faculty who are not directly and recently involved in outcomes assessment currently or who might have been involved partially or in the past. Many of you have received invitations to take part in an interview session earlier in the day, and some of you will receive a specific Outlook invitation for the 12:30pm open forum. All faculty are welcome to attend and respond to questions relevant to this recommendation.

Ad Hoc Accreditation Visit, Friday, October 14

On Friday, October 14, Shoreline will be hosting two evaluators from the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) for an ad hoc accreditation visit following up on two recommendations from Shoreline’s Fall 2020 comprehensive self-study and evaluation:

Recommendation 1: Fall 2020 Mission Fulfillment and Sustainability – Provide evidence of a systematic method for collecting, storing, accessing, using, and sharing data for the purposes of ongoing and systematic evaluation, planning, resource allocation, and informing decision-making toward improving institutional effectiveness and achieving mission fulfillment. (2020 Standard(s) 1.B.1;1.B.2)

Recommendation 2: Fall 2020 Mission Fulfillment and Sustainability – Engage in assessment practices that focus on systematic and ongoing assessment of course learning outcomes that lead to program learning outcomes in general education, all instructional and student support areas. Assessments must be used to improve student learning outcomes and inform academic and learning support planning and practices. (2020 Standard(s) 1.C.5;1.C.6;1.C.7)

The evaluators have scheduled interviews from 8:00am to 1:00pm with specific groups involved in addressing these recommendations. The purpose of the visit is to verify information in the ad hoc self-study submitted in early September, and a supplemental report provided last week.  In addition, the evaluators will be gathering additional information to ensure they have a full understanding of Shoreline’s progress since Fall of 2020 in addressing the cited standards.

If you have questions about the visit, please contact Bayta Maring (bmaring@shoreline.edu)